A Career in Banking
SUMMARY: Regarded as a high profile role within banking, you will find this to be a far broader ranging role than external audit. It is an ideal entry point for a first move into a bank as it will give you an insight into how a bank operates, allowing you to develop a clearer idea about the future direction of your banking career. Extensively project driven, you will deal on a daily basis with senior directors, traders and back office management. Moving away from a "tick and Bash" mentality, you will gain an understanding of organisational structure, workflows, systems, business activities and projects. The approach will normally be risk based allowing you to understand the inherent risks involved in product areas which could include issues such as market risk, reputation risk, regulatory risk and credit risk to name but a few.
BACKGROUND: A good degree from a respected university, it is likely that you will have trained within a practice environment. As important is the ability to liase with people at all levels and strong communication / negotiation skills.
CAREER PROGRESSION: An ideal springboard into products, risk, projects, central finance or trade support roles.
